Canberra Raiders NRL News

Griffin Neame expected to be fit for Round 5 game against Penrith Panthers after hamstring issue.

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North Queensland Cowboys head coach Todd Payten has confirmed Griffin Neame should be fit to take on the Penrith Panthers in Round 5 of the 2025 NRL season.Neame seemed to be hampered by a hamstring injury during the second half of the Cowboys home win over the Canberra Raiders on Saturday evening in Townsville."He has to train today, so it's precautionary. We didn't put him back on because it tightened up. We will see how he runs today, but we are expecting him to be fine and we will go from there,' Payten said before naming his team list for the game against the Panthers.

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NRL teams anticipate stricter enforcement of head-high contact rules leading to potential player ejections in upcoming games.

Canberra Weekly

Canberra and Cronulla are bracing for the prospect of becoming crash-test dummies for the latest NRL crackdown as Raiders coach Ricky Stuart warned a zero-tolerance approach to head-high contact could lead to games being reduced to 11-a-side.

The Raiders host the Sharks on Thursday in the first game since the NRL sent an edict to clubs, conceding the officiating of head-high shots had slipped with officials now urged to send more players to the sinbin in round five.

Historically such crackdowns have led to an overcorrection from officials with the 2021 Magic Round the most notable...

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Jamal Fogarty's future at Raiders uncertain, may have coach's blessing to leave, contract ends soon.

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The future of Jamal Fogarty is continuing to swing, with the Canberra Raiders playmaker now seemingly having the blessing of coach Ricky Stuart to exit the club.

The halfback is off-contract at the end of 2026, however, the final year of his current deal in the Nation's capital is in the form of a player option.

That first deadline is just a fortnight away, with Fogarty hanging onto the number seven jumper for the time being despite the off-season arrival of Ethan Strange from the Parramatta Eels.

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